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今天李华和Michael在对话里使用的两个常用语,一个是:to ditch,另一个是:to hit the spot。现在Michael 正在图书馆里做功课,李华来找他。 " c" T& H4 e1 D! H, i+ u6 b$ A
4 O! n5 V- t8 N0 |L: 嗨,Michael, 功课做得怎么样了?% w- t: ]" q% G1 L4 U
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L: 你没法动脑筋,因为这儿太闹。你还说什么来啦?Ditch this place,什么意思呀?
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M: Ditch! To ditch means to quickly leave a place you no longer want to be.
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K# J2 R& Y7 r) K! b8 uL: 噢,to ditch 就是你不想再呆在那个地方,想赶快离开。你的意思就是要马上离开图书馆。不对啊,ditch 这个字不是可以解释为地上挖的沟吗?你说的 ditch 是同一个字?: S( l) m# ]; g0 s, \ \: c; k0 }
7 R" j1 k- L+ ^M: Yes, it is. Same word, same spelling, but a different meaning.
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L: 原来是同一个字,同样拼法,但意思不同。噢, Michael, 再举个例子给我听,好吗?
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/ ? Y/ K$ D5 T2 ?" ]4 qM: If we want to get away from someone you could say, "Let’s ditch him," which means to leave someone behind.& Y2 C; ]' o; M# C' w
. P* s6 r0 n$ v7 o5 Q% S! U7 oL: 你的意思是 to ditch 不仅可以指地方,还能指人。 上次我们跟 Mary 一起去看电影,看完电影我们俩没跟 Mary 打招呼就走了,这就可以说:We ditched Mary,对不对?
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* m5 D1 I9 z8 h9 PM: That’s correct.
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2 [3 r: s! n" b' z" S8 o5 q% l" ~L: 要是你干活干腻了,不想干了,那该说 ...
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M: To ditch work.4 e+ ~( W: \& Q1 W
; N8 C+ L( O+ ML: 不想去开会。。。
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M: To ditch the meeting. You can also say: to ditch the concert./ F, @, C5 i9 L8 Y9 D1 H
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L: 我知道,那是不想去音乐会。要是和朋友约好了,可是又不想去了,那该怎么说呀?
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M: To ditch my friend. Hey, can we ditch the library now! I am really tired and could use some coffee.
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8 b+ n! `! `' nL: Ok, ok。让我们离开这图书馆吧。你累了,想喝咖啡。走,去校园外的那个咖啡馆吧。+ c" H; T9 h, g, {; C
7 |- z* ?/ O. x1 f$ |* fL: 好,咖啡馆到了。% W" V2 c5 X; Q- d& y# V8 t
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M: Yep, here’s the coffee shop. Li Hua, what do you want, my treat this time.
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& z' @* m) L3 `4 A0 z6 ?L: 你请我啊? 那太好了。我要一杯咖啡就行了。
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M: Sounds good. Two coffees please. Here’s your coffee, Li Hua.
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L: Thanks!
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q. v/ d$ O7 M: c: e- YM: No problem. Oh, so hot! Be careful. Good coffee, really hits the spot. I feel more awake now.
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; G/ d$ K: z- B' |& `L: 对,咖啡是不错,你已经觉得清醒点儿啦!我可不信咖啡的作用就那么快!对了,刚才你说: " It really hits the spot? To hit the spot 不是击中要害吗? 你刚才说的好象不是这个意思。你怎么老是说一些怪里怪气的话。7 M) B' r1 f5 @( D/ C0 b3 v5 ?
3 X& K, I9 l! Y: g& W/ s7 z; w9 vM: Hit the spot means to satisfy one’s need. I really needed some coffee earlier so it really hit the spot.
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9 K/ L- H4 g4 q' xL: 原来hit the spot 就是满足一个人的需要。你刚才很想喝咖啡,喝了就感到非常过隐,很痛快。Hit the spot 是哪三个字组成的?
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M: Hit-the-spot. For example, if you are hungry and go eat you could say, "That food really hit the spot."& z% a: a* N; P6 M. K) [
" n5 ~+ K+ w4 M1 p1 g, h7 `L: 中文里也有这个说法。肚子非常饿的时候去吃饭。吃饱了就感到心满意足。洗个热水澡真痛快,那该怎么说?
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3 _7 e% u, t6 r6 c; pM: A hot bath would hit the spot.! B3 E w1 g8 k j4 T e
* p+ n: v( t2 ?# e: f" EL: 吃个汉堡包真过隐,该怎么说?
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M: A burger would hit the spot. Let’s go, I’m hungry.+ U# t( R. B1 c4 b9 O2 a- D% v' D
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L: 好家伙, 喝了咖啡,又肚子饿了, 要去吃汉堡包。这回我可不奉陪了, I have to ditch you now. 再见了!
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M: Ok. Bye. 再见。
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1 {- K6 ?; m/ w( {, M& f1 MMichael 和李华在对话中用了to ditch 和 to hit the spot. To ditch表示 要离开某个人,因为你不想跟他在一起了;或表示要马上离开一 个不想再呆的地方。To hit the spot 是感到过隐,觉得很痛快。 |
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